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This year’s North American Pole Vaulting Association Championships are Friday, July 24th from 5:30pm to 10pm during the Friday Night Farmers Market in Old Town Clovis. This event stars several incredibly talented athletes from different teams around the United States, including: Team Hanford, Team Reno, Team Sacramento, Team Provo/Utah and Team Los Angeles. These Elite Athletes join with local college and high school students to complete each team.

Clovis Unified is the only school district in the Western United States to host three state championships events - cross country in November, track and field in June, and now the swim and dive championships May 22nd and 23rd.

California’s top swim and dive athletes are headed to Clovis for the inaugural CIF State Swim and Dive Championships; hosting the prestigious statewide event that is expected to draw thousands to the Fresno-Clovis Area. Close to 600 student athletes and close to 3,000 spectators a day will flock to Clovis Unified’s Swim and Dive Complex at Clovis West High School for an event that is expected to see California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), state and national records shattered.

Gangland Redemption Ministries (GRM) in collaboration with Valley Christian Center are pleased to present Under Construction III, Featuring David and Derek Carr, with Musical Guest Seven-T, Saturday, March 14th, 5pm at Valley Christian Center, located at 4649 E. Shields Ave. Fresno, CA 93726. This FREE annual faith-based event is for all ages and is sure to be an inspiring night of positive entertainment, including; a Carr Elite Mini Football Camp (for preselected youth), music and not just ONE, but TWO inspiring life stories that will impact youth and adults alike!

Congratulations to the outstanding Riverview Elementary School Robotics Team who will be representing the Central Valley at the Robotics World Festival in St. Louis, April 22-25, 2015. At the World Festival, they will compete with 107 teams from around the world!

The FAB 5 is a first year robotics team consisting of five sixth grade boys, Noah Arsitio, Corben Beaty Jeffrey Forbes, Evan Murai, and Daniel Shin. They competed among more than 100 teams in the Central Valley Region and placed first at the 2014 FLL Central Valley Robotics Championship in December.

Uniting hundreds of students from across the Valley, the 8th annual African American Student Leadership Conference at Clovis North High School on Tuesday, February 24 aims ignite bright futures for all in attendance.

Seventh through twelfth grade students from Central Unified, Clovis Unified, Fresno Unified, Hanford West High School and, for the first time, Madera Unified will convene at the Performing Arts Center on the Clovis North campus for the innovative leadership conference.

This year’s theme is “IGNITE: Your Dreams and Your Future” and is designed to educate, inspire, and encourage students to achieve academic excellence and cultivate positive cultural and social change.

Barbers & Sneaker enthusiasts from all over the Central Valleywill have the chance to show their skills on February 22.J-Live Entertainment, the producers of Central Valley California’s originalproductions, “Next Big Thing Talent Show”, “Frozen in the Valley SingingContest”, “559 Fights Live MMA Cage Fights” and more have announced thatthey will be presenting a new production titled, “Central Valley Barber & SneakerBattle” on Sunday February 22, 2015 at Tioga Sequoia Brewery in DowntownFresno, CA.“We have been researching and studying barber battles in northern and southernCalifornia for the past year and we decided it was time to give Central ValleyBarbers the same opportunities and quality event that they travel to throughoutthe year except now they can compete and perform right here in their backyard”,said Joey Perez, Founder/CEO of J-Live Entertainment.

When looking at 12-year-old Madelyn Edgecomb, one would see a happy & smiling younglady who loves to read, make crafts and listen to music. When you look a little closer and see the scarsand stitch marks on her head, a different story is being told.Madelyn suffers from an incurable brain condition called Hydrocephalus, and the scars and stitch marksare the result of the multiple brain surgeries to implant the device in her brain, known as a shunt thatkeeps her alive.Occurring in approximately 1 of every 500 births and in over One Million Americans today, (includingformer Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords), Hydrocephalus is a condition in which excessive fluid gathersin the brain, abnormally widening spaces in the brain and placing potentially harmful pressure on braintissues. Because of lack of advancements in treatment, many affected individuals are left unable to leadfull and productive lives.